Thunder snow with the first accumulating snow for the far northwest corner of Illinois is occurring today. Snow showers possible Thursday morning in Arlington Heights before 9:00 a.m. — no accumulation expected in Arlington Heights.
Galena, Illinois Forecast
Today: Snow, possibly mixing with rain after noon, then gradually ending. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 37. Breezy, with a northwest wind between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around 3 inches. Up to 5 inches possible, according to Winter Weather Advisory below.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind around 10 mph.
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
338 AM CST WED NOV 9 2011
…FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON IS BEGINNING…
.A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY BRINGING RAIN THAT WILL CHANGE OVER TO
ALL SNOW. THUNDER SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS EAST OF
INTERSTATE 380 CORRIDOR UNTIL MID MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF AND MAY CHANGE BACK TO LIGHT RAIN AROUND MID DAY. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
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BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-JO DAVIESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…INDEPENDENCE…MANCHESTER…DUBUQUE…
VINTON…CEDAR RAPIDS…ANAMOSA…MAQUOKETA…GALENA
338 AM CST WED NOV 9 2011
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY.
* TIMING…RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY SUNRISE ACROSS
BUCHANAN…BENTON…DELAWARE…AND LINN COUNTIES. DUBUQUE…
JONES…JACKSON…AND JO DAVIESS COUNTIES WILL CHANGE TO ALL
SNOW BETWEEN 6 AND 9 AM. THE SNOW MAY CHANGE BACK TO LIGHT RAIN
BEFORE ENDING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
* SNOWFALL…SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH
THUNDER SNOW POSSIBLE EAST OF INTERSTATE 380. THE AXIS OF THE
HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD RUN FROM DUBUQUE TO ANAMOSA. SNOWFALL RATES
OF AN INCH OR MORE PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE THUNDER
SNOW.
* WIND…NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH.
* VISIBILITY…LARGE SNOWFLAKES AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH
STRONG WINDS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES.
* IMPACTS…ROAD TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE FREEZING BUT SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE DURING BURSTS OF HIGHER SNOWFALL RATES
THIS MORNING. SLICK ROADS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE MORNING
COMMUTE. SINCE THIS WILL BE THE FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON
ADDED CAUTION IS ADVISED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK…SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND BE CAREFUL WHILE
DRIVING.
Additional Forecasts Nearby …
Freeport, Illinois — 1 inch forecast
Today: Snow, possibly mixing with rain after noon, then gradually ending. The snow could be heavy at times. Steady temperature around 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around 1 inch.
Rockford, Illinois — snow showers, no accumulation forecast
Today: Rain and snow showers before 3pm, then a chance of snow showers. Temperature falling to around 34 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind between 20 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
DeKalb, Illinois — rain, then snow showers, no accumulation forecast
Lake Geneva — Less than one-half inch forecast
Today: Rain before noon, then rain and snow between noon and 3pm, then a chance of snow after 3pm. Temperature falling to around 34 by 4pm. Windy, with a northwest wind between 20 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
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